grig

grig

 (grĭg)

n.

A lively, bright person.

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[Middle English, dwarf.]

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grig

(ɡrɪɡ)

n

1. a lively person

2. (Zoology) a short-legged hen

3. (Zoology) a young eel

[C14: dwarf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krik a little creature]

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grig

(grɪg)

n.

a very lively, cheerful, rather diminutive person.

[1350–1400; Middle English grig, gregedwarf; orig. uncertain]

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Translations

grig

n merry as a grig → lustig und fidel

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